mister b wrote:
On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:57:07 -0700, dougking888 wrote:

Sounds pretty bad. I can't believe that the Coasties were pulling a ~40'
boat and not keeping a lookout on the tow.

almost impossible to believe given the images I've seen of the sea ice
conditions they were transiting, and the fact that the towed ship had no
rudder...but a lack of a lookout is what is being alleged...hopefully the
truth will out in the investigation...in the meantime 4 souls are lost
and 4 sealing families are devastated


Been listening to the story on CBC radio this morning at work. They were
interviewing a Capt. of a trailing boat, he claimed that the Coast Guard
were not answering his calls on VHF. He was in visual range and watched
as the disaster unfolded, he alleges that he repeatedly hailed the CG to
warn them that the tow was going pear shaped but got no answer.


It's possible that the cutbacks to the Coast Guard that have been
imposed over the last few years have impacted the service so much that
the boats are now undermanned and there's just not enough crew to run
the ship through ice and maintain lookouts fore and aft?

Cheers
Marty
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On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:19:47 -0400, Martin Baxter
wrote:

It's possible that the cutbacks to the Coast Guard that have been
imposed over the last few years have impacted the service so much that
the boats are now undermanned and there's just not enough crew to run
the ship through ice and maintain lookouts fore and aft?

It's also possible that there are training and organizational issues.
A friend of mine was sailing a 40 footer back from Nova Scotia 10
years ago when he was T-boned in the fog (on the starboard side) by a
Canadian Coast Guard boat. His boat was almost totaled.

What is today's date????

Got 'em, Martie!






"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
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mister b wrote:
On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:57:07 -0700, dougking888 wrote:

Sounds pretty bad. I can't believe that the Coasties were pulling a ~40'
boat and not keeping a lookout on the tow.

almost impossible to believe given the images I've seen of the sea ice
conditions they were transiting, and the fact that the towed ship had no
rudder...but a lack of a lookout is what is being alleged...hopefully the
truth will out in the investigation...in the meantime 4 souls are lost
and 4 sealing families are devastated


Been listening to the story on CBC radio this morning at work. They were
interviewing a Capt. of a trailing boat, he claimed that the Coast Guard
were not answering his calls on VHF. He was in visual range and watched as
the disaster unfolded, he alleges that he repeatedly hailed the CG to warn
them that the tow was going pear shaped but got no answer.


It's possible that the cutbacks to the Coast Guard that have been imposed
over the last few years have impacted the service so much that the boats
are now undermanned and there's just not enough crew to run the ship
through ice and maintain lookouts fore and aft?

Cheers
Marty
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On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:51:37 -0400, Jill M wrote:

What is today's date????

Got 'em, Martie!

best spend a little less time watching American Idol and a little more
time watching the news there buttercup